RATIFICATION DEFEATED

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1920, Page 1

RATIFICATION DEFEATED

IN UNITED STATES SENATE. TAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] WASHINGTON, March 19 The ratification of the Treaty by America, has finally been defeated in the United States Senate. This was owing to the attachment to it of the Republican reservations. A two-thirds majority for tile reservation, was not obtainable, however, the vote being 39 to 46. The Senate by 38 votes to 36 adopted the reservation that United States expressed adherence to the principle of self-determination and sympathy with the Irish Republic in its aspirations for solf-Governmont. Thi s reservation was adopted against wishes of Senator Lodge who intimated that he would therefore vote against the Treaty. It is felt that the Treaty is now doomed. A AVORD TO AVILSON. AVASHINGTON, March 19 The Senate has adopted a resolution to return the Treaty to President AVil- j son, with a notice that the Senate has failed to ratify it. A further motion was introduced into Senate, recommending it to reconsider its rejection of the Treaty. Speaker Marshall ruled it out of order.

Before the adjournment of the Senate Knox introduced a motion declaring the war between the United States and Germany has ended. The motion was tabled, and will bo taken up on Monday. Tlie Senate adopted the preamblo to the Peace Treaty, by which the other Powers’ aceptance of the United States’ reservations to the Treaty will not be necessary. ENDING STATE OF AVAR. . AVASHINGTON, March 20 The Treaty has been referred to President Wilson with a notification of its 11011-ratification accompanying it. Senator Knox has introduced a motion to repeal the declaration of war with Germany, and notifying Germany that unless she accepts all the undertakings contained in the Treaty, the President of the United States will bo empowered to proclaim a prohibition of the commercial intercourse between the two countries. MR. HOGVER’S VIEAV. NEW YORK, March 20. Mr. Hoover made statements that despite the feeling of President Wilson and his associates that the strength of the League of Nations was somewhat undermined by the reservations, they should accept them. “AVe and the world should not be kept waiting longer for a settlement, regardless of what any of us may think. The provision of the League and Treaty should have been moderated. Influence cannot be created until the United States comes to the-conclusion that they will join the League. The reservations will not des-r troy the possibility of the creation of a potent League. In order to mitigate the dangers facing the world the alternatives for the United States are the continuation of our state of war with Germany for another year or the unthinkable conclusion of a separate peace.” Mr. Hoover wrote to President Wilson on, April 11, 1919, advising against the United States membership of the various commissions created by tbo, Peace Treaty, on the ground that it would lead to vast difficulties and militate jigainist an efficient League. Mr. Hoover stated that the following were tbo reasons for bis attitude: First the United States would not participate in German separation; secondly, membership would breed acute international friction; third, the United States would bo participating in an armed alliance with Europe; fourth, the United States would be most effiective if they devoted tlieir entire influence to the Lea (me; fifth, Europe would bo overdesirous to drag the United States into everv European political and economic question; sixth, the social unrest in Europe was not yet over; seventh, membership would make impossible tli independence of the United States as a great moral reserve force. , Mi-. Hoover recently issued a statement’ saying that bis views were considerably modified since the letter was written.

HOW SENATE VOTED. NEW YORK, March 20. Tho Senate roll call revealed fourteen more Democrats voted for acceptance of the Lodge Treaty reservations tins time than there did at the first vote. The roll call to-night showed 21 Democrats and 28 Republicans voted for ratification, of the Lodge Reservations, and 23 Democrats and 12 Republicans voted against ratification. After the adjournment, Senators expressed the opinion that, tho Treaty is now dead, and that without any hope of its revivification.